diff --git a/templates/marathon.tmpl b/templates/marathon.tmpl
index 649abeb4b..9479ff5cd 100644
--- a/templates/marathon.tmpl
+++ b/templates/marathon.tmpl
@@ -1,55 +1,71 @@
 {{$apps := .Applications}}
 
+[backends]
 {{range $app := $apps}}
-{{range $task := $app.Tasks}}
 {{range $serviceIndex, $serviceName := getServiceNames $app}}
+
+  [backends."{{getBackend $app $serviceName }}"]
+
+    {{ if hasCircuitBreakerLabels $app }}
+    [backends."{{getBackend $app $serviceName }}".circuitBreaker]
+      expression = "{{getCircuitBreakerExpression $app }}"
+    {{end}}
+
+    {{ if hasLoadBalancerLabels $app }}
+    [backends."{{getBackend $app $serviceName }}".loadBalancer]
+      method = "{{getLoadBalancerMethod $app }}"
+      sticky = {{getSticky $app}}
+      {{if hasStickinessLabel $app}}
+      [backends."{{getBackend $app $serviceName }}".loadBalancer.stickiness]
+        cookieName = "{{getStickinessCookieName $app}}"
+      {{end}}
+    {{end}}
+
+    {{ if hasMaxConnLabels $app }}
+    [backends."{{getBackend $app $serviceName }}".maxConn]
+      amount = {{getMaxConnAmount $app }}
+      extractorFunc = "{{getMaxConnExtractorFunc $app }}"
+    {{end}}
+
+    {{ if hasHealthCheckLabels $app }}
+    [backends."{{getBackend $app $serviceName }}".healthCheck]
+      path = "{{getHealthCheckPath $app }}"
+      interval = "{{getHealthCheckInterval $app }}"
+    {{end}}
+
+{{end}}
+
+    {{range $task := $app.Tasks}}
+    {{range $serviceIndex, $serviceName := getServiceNames $app}}
+
     [backends."{{getBackend $app $serviceName}}".servers."server-{{$task.ID | replace "." "-"}}{{getServiceNameSuffix $serviceName }}"]
-    url = "{{getProtocol $app $serviceName}}://{{getBackendServer $task $app}}:{{getPort $task $app $serviceName}}"
-    weight = {{getWeight $app $serviceName}}
-{{end}}
-{{end}}
+      url = "{{getProtocol $app $serviceName}}://{{getBackendServer $task $app}}:{{getPort $task $app $serviceName}}"
+      weight = {{getWeight $app $serviceName}}
+
+    {{end}}
+    {{end}}
+
 {{end}}
 
+[frontends]
 {{range $app := $apps}}
-{{range $serviceIndex, $serviceName := getServiceNames $app}}
-[backends."{{getBackend $app $serviceName }}"]
-{{ if hasMaxConnLabels $app }}
-      [backends."{{getBackend $app $serviceName }}".maxconn]
-        amount = {{getMaxConnAmount $app }}
-        extractorfunc = "{{getMaxConnExtractorFunc $app }}"
-{{end}}
-{{ if hasLoadBalancerLabels $app }}
-      [backends."{{getBackend $app $serviceName }}".loadbalancer]
-        method = "{{getLoadBalancerMethod $app }}"
-        sticky = {{getSticky $app}}
-        {{if hasStickinessLabel $app}}
-        [backends."{{getBackend $app $serviceName }}".loadbalancer.stickiness]
-          cookieName = "{{getStickinessCookieName $app}}"
-        {{end}}
-{{end}}
-{{ if hasCircuitBreakerLabels $app }}
-      [backends."{{getBackend $app $serviceName }}".circuitbreaker]
-        expression = "{{getCircuitBreakerExpression $app }}"
-{{end}}
-{{ if hasHealthCheckLabels $app }}
-      [backends."{{getBackend $app $serviceName }}".healthcheck]
-        path = "{{getHealthCheckPath $app }}"
-        interval = "{{getHealthCheckInterval $app }}"
-{{end}}
-{{end}}
-{{end}}
+{{range $serviceIndex, $serviceName := getServiceNames .}}
 
-[frontends]{{range $app := $apps}}{{range $serviceIndex, $serviceName := getServiceNames .}}
   [frontends."{{ getFrontendName $app $serviceName }}"]
-  backend = "{{getBackend $app $serviceName}}"
-  passHostHeader = {{getPassHostHeader $app $serviceName}}
-  priority = {{getPriority $app $serviceName}}
-  entryPoints = [{{range getEntryPoints $app $serviceName}}
-    "{{.}}",
-  {{end}}]
-  basicAuth = [{{range getBasicAuth $app $serviceName}}
-    "{{.}}",
-  {{end}}]
+    backend = "{{getBackend $app $serviceName}}"
+    priority = {{getPriority $app $serviceName}}
+    passHostHeader = {{getPassHostHeader $app $serviceName}}
+
+    entryPoints = [{{range getEntryPoints $app $serviceName}}
+      "{{.}}",
+      {{end}}]
+
+    basicAuth = [{{range getBasicAuth $app $serviceName}}
+      "{{.}}",
+      {{end}}]
+
     [frontends."{{ getFrontendName $app $serviceName }}".routes."route-host{{$app.ID | replace "/" "-"}}{{getServiceNameSuffix $serviceName }}"]
-    rule = "{{getFrontendRule $app $serviceName}}"
-{{end}}{{end}}
+      rule = "{{getFrontendRule $app $serviceName}}"
+
+{{end}}
+{{end}}